Covert operations Clone Troopers were an elite group of Clone Troopers who served in the
Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
These Clones were primarily assigned to do the “dirty work” of the Republic, that
most other clones would refuse and find unethical.
The main task that these Clone Troopers were assigned to was to find and assassinate Clone
Troopers who deserted the Grand army of the Republic.
So who were the Cover Ops Clone Troopers and who did they report to?
I’m going to break down exactly who the Covert Operations Clone Troopers were and
very unethical missions they were assigned to.
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The Covert Operations Clone Troopers were regular Troopers who were selected from the
standard Clone Squads on Kamino.
The Kaminoans looked for specific Clones who showed that they had the potential to do dirty
work and were not worried about performing immoral actions like assassinations, kidnappings
and torture.
Yeah, these guys were the craziest Clones.
When chosen for the role however, they were not informed that some of their missions and
tasks would include assassinating their own brothers.
Grand Army of the Republic Deserters who had left the service of the Republic to live their
own independent lives would be placed on a hit list, which would then be handed to Covert
Operations troopers, so that they could hunt down and execute every single member on the
deserters list.
Chilling stuff.
Let me know down below if you think it was right or wrong for the republic to send Clones
to assassinate their own brothers.
Once chosen for the Covert Operations program, the Clones would be trained by Null ARCS N-10
and N-5 in commando tactics, and go through one of the most intense and rigorous training
programs in the grand army of the Republic.
After leaving the training program, the Covert Ops Clones were ready to do anything that
the Grand Army of the Republic would ask of them, including some of the dodgiest and most
questionable jobs.
Covert Operations Clone Troopers served in squads of up to three men, often being placed
in groups where each of their skills could be used in combination to obtain effective
results on their covert missions.
All Covert clones had the option to pick between a standard DC-15s carbine blaster and for
those who preferred a heavier option, the DC-15a blaster.
The armour of the Covert Operations Clones were also coated with a specialized substance
known as Reflec, which was a very advanced material that allows light to warp around
it, and to stop sensors from being able to detect it.
The material was a light pink colour, and made it very difficult for scanners and radar
to detect these clones as they were dropped into their target locations, allowing them
to perform incredibly stealthy missions.
The covert ops trooper program was one of the most secretive in the entire Grand army
of the Republic, with their activities being kept secret from both public and military
records.
Unlike other elite Clone troopers such as the ARC troopers or Clone Commandos, the Covert
Operations squads were not part of the official Republic Special Forces.
The republic special forces brigade contained units like the Muunilinst 10, Delta Squad,
Omega Squad and the Ion team, but purposely did not include the Covert Operations troopers
in order to maintain their secrecy.
It’s also very likely that the other Clones within the special operations units would
be very upset to realize that they were working with men whose job it is to hunt down and
assassinate their own brothers.
The Republic director of the special forces even denied that the Covert Operations troopers
existed at all, claiming that they were just a separatist myth, created to sow distrust
and Chaos within the Republic.
Because of this, the Covert Operations teams reported directly to the supreme chancellor
for a long time.
And I’m joined by a true expert on all things Clones, WoofWoofWolffe to tell the sad story
of one Covert Clone Trooper operation.
The most well known operation that was conducted by the Covert Clone Troopers was on the planet
Gaftikar, when Clone Troopers Moz and Olun were sent to assassinate ARC Trooper A-30,
nicknamed Sull, after he had deserted the grand army of the Republic to live a life
of his own on the planet.
Unfortunately for these two covert operations troopers, the mission went horribly wrong.
The two Clones were hiding out at the home of ARC Trooper Sull, waiting for his return
so that they could stealthily assassinate him and leave the planet, without being noticed.
Unfortunately however, Darman of the Omega squad was also searching for Sull at the time,
and happened to enter his house, where the two covert operations troopers fired on him.
This led to Darman killing both Covert Clones, purely to defend himself.
Once other Clones began to hear about this situation and discover the true purpose of
the Covert Ops Clones, they became extremely disturbed, realizing that the Republic was
sending assassins to kill its own men.
So those are the most secretive and covert Clones in the Galaxy.
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